reader numbers; number of subscribers (e.g. to a magazine); readership
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
giving (someone) a peek (of skin, underwear, etc.); giving a glimpse
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
episode; anecdote; vignette
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
connection; link; relationship
pull; patronage; tug; discount
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
writing (e.g. as a profession)
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway